“He cannot expect you to show up to that.”
“He didn’t ask me to. He told me to,” she said, tilting her chin up.
“You don’t have to go.”
“No, I do. You don’t know what he’s like. If I’m not there, it will be the end of the world. Even though I’m twenty-one, he still has direct access to my trust, and he’s the owner of this apartment. He could kick me out on the streets,” she murmured helplessly. “If he wanted to.”
Lexi gasped. “He wouldn’t dare!”
“Wouldn’t he?” she screeched. “Did you see the look on his face when you got here? He was murderous. If I’d disobeyed him, I wouldn’t have put it past him to ruin my life.”
“But you’re his daughter,” Lexi cried, unable to believe what she was hearing. How could anyone be so cruel?
“The daughter who is a constant reminder of his past life, of
